Big Sale on everything related to Electronic Arts

EA has put everything in their catalog on sale for $0.99. I just bought Need for Speed Most Wanted and Monopoly Millionaire. I’ve got just about everything else in their catalog from previous sales. If you haven’t picked up copies of Monopoly, Need for Speed, Yahtzee or any of the games in the EA Sports line, now is the time to act. These prices should last for a few days while you download like a maniac. Electronic Arts on iTunes

Massive Labor Day Sales in the iTunes App Store

  Labor Day is coming and as you might expect there are big sales to be had in the iTunes App Store. Electronic Arts has put most of their catalog on sale for $0.99 for iPod/iPhone titles and $1.99 for iPad titles. The list include titles like Scrabble, Tetris, Need for Speed Unleashed, NCAA Football, Simcity Deluxe and dozens of others. It’s not a massive $0.99 like they’ve had in the past, but it’s a good sale if you’re missing anything. Big Fish Games is have a $0.99 blowout. Every game they offer is $0.99, including iPad titles. All of their Hidden Object and Casual Games are up for grabs. The regular price is usually $4.99 so this is a pretty big savings. You can check out the entire list by click here. Words with Friends HD is also $0.99 Geared and Geared 2 are free for the taking Honestly, there are more games for sale than you can shake […]

EA to Acquire PopCap for $750 Million or more

The maker of Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled and a slew of other casual games is going to be part of the big EA mobile frontier. Electronic Arts has bought up PopCap for nearly $750 million with estimates ranging into the billions for the whole deal. Seems like a hell of a lot for a little puzzle making company, but PopCap has a pretty impressive catalog of games. So does this spell doom and gloom for the small development house or will this propel them to bigger and better things? Keep in mind that Bejeweled is about on every platform out there and Plants vs. Zombies is right behind it. Do they really need EA or is it the other way around? Also, have a look at what Microsoft could have bought them for … EA Acquires PopCap Games for $750 Million Report: Microsoft missed out on acquiring PopCap Games

EA brings down the thunder with Origin

Electronic Arts is launching their own online game delivery service. Origin will allow players to the entire catalog of EA games which means you can play basketball and football until you’re blue in the face. I guess you could play Need for Speed for awhile too. Do they have any other games? I mean they bought up every game developer on the planet awhile back I thought they had 10,000 titles in their stable. And for the mobile gamer you can get Scrabble! Interestingly, EA lists multiple games on Steam, I wonder if this means they’ll be pulling their titles and making them exclusive to their own site? Bit of a David and Goliath story here isn’t it? Partnerships people, partnerships… EA launches Origin, takes aim at Steam

Need for Speed Shift – $6.78 on Impulse

Feel what it’s really like to race high-end performance cars as Need for Speed SHIFT thrusts you into the heart of the action for the true driver’s experience. Immersive and exciting features such as a stunningly realistic first-person cockpit view and an all-new crash mechanic deliver an unrivaled sensation of the speed and exhilaration of racing a car on the extreme edge of control.  Plus, an ultra-realistic physics engine lets you feel every bump as you race around some of the world’s top tracks. Whether you’re battling online or playing through your career, build your unique driver profile from moment to moment and from race to race and get rewarded for driving the way you want to drive. Need for Speed Shift : Windows